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You are here: Home / Crime News / Law and Order April 16

Law and Order April 16

April 16, 2026 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

The following information is courtesy of the East Ridge Police Department.

Day Shift April 15: B Squad

26-003407- 300 BLK Camp Jordan Road- Back EMS – Police responded to a report of a bleeding individual with possible knife involvement. On scene, the man was found bleeding from an unknown injury, and no knife was involved. He was transported to the hospital by EMS.

26-003415- 6700 BLK Ringgold Road- Traffic Stop/ Arrest – Following a traffic stop, a woman was taken into custody on an outstanding warrant out of Catoosa County for family violence.

26-003423- 1000 BLK John Ross Road- Harassment – The caller requested a police report for a harassment complaint. She was instructed by legal counsel to obtain a report against her ex. Police provided a case number for her records.

26-003430 – 4000 BLK Woodmont Drive – Suspicious Activity/Watchlist – The resident reported hearing unknown banging on her house sometime between 0300 and 0500 twice in the last week. The caller requested extra patrol and was advised to contact police when she hears the sound.

Night Shift April 15: D Squad

26-003434 – 800 BLK Belvoir Hills Drive -Theft from a vehicle – A resident reported that her vehicle had been broken into. She informed ERPD that she thinks she may have left her vehicle unlocked, which allowed someone to take some things. A resident from Jason Drive came to her house today and returned her vehicle insurance card, registration card, and a small bag with change in it. She was unsure when the incident happened but did not see anything missing from her vehicle anymore.

26-003436-6600 BLK State Line Road- Unconscious – Police were called after it was reported that a male was unconscious at this location. It was discovered that the male was heavily intoxicated but was able to answer Hamilton County Emergency Medical Services questions. He was unwilling to go to the hospital. HCEMS advised that he was able to answer the questions, and all first responders left the scene.

26-003444 – 1500 BLK Karwill Lane – Missing Person-Resolved – A caller reported her husband missing earlier today, while taking a walk. During a brief phone call with the missing person’s father, it was determined that the man was not missing but was taken into custody by a law enforcement agency in Georgia.

26-003450 – 4400 BLK Ringgold Road – Burglar Alarm – Police were dispatched to an alarm. An officer discovered an open door in the rear of the business and cleared the building. Dispatch contacted the key holder to inform him of an unlocked door. No signs of forcible entry were located.

 
 
 
 

Filed Under: Crime News, FEATURED POSTS, News

About Dick Cook

Dick Cook has lived in East Ridge since the Kennedy Administration when his parents bought a house on Marietta Street. Dick graduated from ERHS in 1976 before going on to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he studied Political Science. Dick worked for the Chattanooga Free-Press and the Chattanooga Times Free Press for 22 years. Free-Press Sports Editor Roy Exum plucked him out of production in 1989 and gave him a job as a sports reporter. Dick covered everything from prep sports to the whitewater events on the Ocoee River for the 1996 Olympics. When Chattanooga's two paper's merged, he became the Crime Reporter covering both the Chattanooga Police and Fire Departments. He was among reporters who were honored by the Associated Press for the TFP's coverage of the 2002 fog-shrouded crash on I-75 in Catoosa County, Dick and his wife, Cathy, live on Marlboro Avenue where they are seen frequently chasing around their three grandsons.


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